DawnNews’ Wired and Active show brings you this question of the week: Are newspapers a thing of the past? Journalism as we know it is undergoing a transition. Prestigious newspapers in the United States are losing up to US$ 1 million a week. It is estimated that in the coming year, eight of the 50...

According to a senior official in the finance ministry, Pakistan’s inflation rate could be higher than indicated by government figures. Inflation is measured on the basis of consumption patterns, which are surveyed every five years. However, the government has delayed for at least one year a revision...

The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, died of cardiac arrest on Thursday, but his musical legacy is here to stay. He released 13 No.1 singles, won 13 Grammy Awards, put out Thriller, the biggest selling album of all time, and sold 750 million records worldwide. His repertoire is sheer genius, each album...

The Pakistan Army is closing in on South Waziristan, the stalking ground of Tehrik-e-Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud. In recent days, the military has been using airstrikes, artillery and blockades to attack suspected hide-outs and training camps in the tribal agency in an effort to weaken Mehsud’s...

DawnNews’ Wired and Active show brings you this question of the week: Should the Pakistan Army – and other military outfits around the world – be more worried about cyber attacks? The Pentagon, for example, uses more than five million computers on 100,000 networks in 65 countries....

People gathered around giant screens on roads and in front of televisions in hotels and restaurants in all the main Pakistani cities hours before the match. They clapped and danced on the beat of drums at the fall of every Sri Lankan wicket. They watched Kamran Akmal’s opening salvos with bated...

Cricket pundits never imagined that Pakistan would overcome the formidable Kiwis and South Africans and make it all the way to the T20 finals. Since the experts keep getting it wrong, we thought we’d allow you take a shot at guessing what will happen in tonight’s match. If Pakistan wins the toss,...

Against all expectations, beating all odds, Pakistan are in the final of the World Twenty20. While captain Younus Khan has said that it doesn’t matter who we play in the final, the team management will sit down and ponder who they’d prefer as their final opponents. The West Indies are a bit like...

Karachiites in many parts of the city continue to suffer without electricity, as power has yet to be fully restored after a fault developed on the main supply lines on Wednesday evening. In some areas, power has been returning sporadically on Thursday afternoon only for short intervals. At workplaces...

DawnNews’ Wired and Active show brings you this question of the week. Is the relief effort for internally displaced persons (IDPs) by the Pakistani state and international donors enough? In recent weeks, the Pakistani government has launched special financial packages for the IDPs and earmarked...